So a lot has happened over the last few weeks that has been great. We brought Nathan home on November 1st and when we brought him home he still had a feeding tube in. Shortly after getting him home we were able to remove the feeding tube and feed him exclusively through the haberman bottle. He has been able to go from 43 ML of formula to just over 3 ounces of breastmilk per feeding since we brought him home over 3 weeks ago. He came home weighing in at 6 lbs 5 ounces and now he weighs 7 lbs 6 ounces. So he is gaining weight at a good pace right now as we start preparing for the first round of surgeries.
We have decided to work with The Cranofacial Institute of Michigan for Nathan and we met with them here back 2 weeks ago. They set us up with an orthodontist out of Clinton Township who will place a special device called a latham device that will be place in his mouth with screws. It will slowly start to pull all the parts of the mouth closer together so that its easier for the surgeons to work. They will put this device in sometime after the 1st of the year when Nathan is at least 10 lbs.
So with the holidays coming soon I wanted to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season.
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